Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.5° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 3PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
12
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
4
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.1
NNW
5
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
9
22
42
37
33
33
42
72
52
44
31
22
21
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
ENE
5
NNE
0
NW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:12PM1.77m
5:31AM1.78m
6:20PM1.87m
6:33AM1.83m
7:19PM1.97m
Low Tide
10:43AM0.29m
11:17PM0.40m
11:46AM0.24m
00:20AM0.36m
12:43PM0.17m
1:19AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
11
12
10
10
9
8
8
9
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
5
9
10
8
8
7
5
5
7
8
11
10
10
10
11
9
11
13
14
13
12
12
10
10
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